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La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet

La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 28, 1988

Runtime

1h 2m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet

Production Companies

DR, Royal Danish Theatre

Director

Thomas Grimm

Description

Lis Jepessen dances the lead role of La Sylphide -- a beautiful forest sprite who entrances Scottish farmer James (Nikolaj Hubbe) with her radiance -- in this memorable stage adaptation of August Bournonville's most enduring work, a piece he created for the Royal Danish Ballet in 1836. Sorella Englund co-stars as Madge, a vengeful witch and fortune-teller who, after being spurned by James, resolves to destroy his future.